Cleto Polonia (born 4 September 1968), is an Italian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
defender.
Career
Polonia began his career with Triestina in the 1986–87 season. After playing for Verona for three seasons, he arrived at Piacenza, where he made 187 appearances, scored the only goal of his career, and was part of the 1994-95 Serie B champion squad. He also played for Sampdoria, after being exchanged for
Vittorio Tosto, before retiring professionally.
Managerial career
As a coach, Polonia took over teams that compete in the
Prima and
Seconda Categoria
The Seconda Categoria is the 8th level (since 2014–15) in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level. Depending on ...
, in addition to the youth sectors of Udinese.
Honours
;Piacenza
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Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
:
1994–95
References
External links
Cleto Poloniaat playmakerstats.com
Cleto Poloniaat tuttocalciatori.net
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1968 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Italian men's footballers
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Hellas Verona FC players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
UC Sampdoria players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Sportspeople from Tolmezzo
Footballers from the Province of Udine
Italian football managers
Udinese Calcio non-playing staff
20th-century Italian sportsmen